Be still, and know that I am God, I will be exalted among the Nations. Psalm 46:10
Sometimes this verse is addressing our physical busyness;
but, God has been revealing to me over the past year that it is always
addressing my state of mind, in the middle of any crazy busy or stress filled
day we can have inside us and reveal to others a sea of calm. This calm is not
of our making, or even our understanding it is just the gift we are given if we
tap into it. It is the place where worry falls away (mostly ;)), the place
where His Love abides within me and the place where Peace waits ready to fill
my entire being in the most extraordinary way!! If only I could plug in
24/7/365… I find it getting a little bit easier as I spend time reading His
word, but then I let busyness or other activities get in the way. It gets
easier as I walk through my day with a praise chorus running through my mind,
but then the busyness gets too noisy to allow the song to be heard. It gets
even easier when I spend my day in a constant conversation with Him, looking
for the Joy filled small moments He prepares for me; a gorgeous sunrise, a
workout that gets a bit easier with a workout partner, a day that should have resulted
in chaos goes smoothly and everyone involved is a happy camper! But then I
allow that conversation to lapse and the light dims, the Peace fades and I
wonder where I am… It’s me that has moved. It’s me that has allowed the world
in between.
Maybe to live “not of this world” is to be sure that the world is
not allowed to get in between me and my Peaceful, Joyful, Christ full center.
It’s me only better there! He shines His love to others; He shows His
compassion to others, He invites others to come dance at the party through me!
Help me to live so that when I am poked your love is
revealed, when someone around me is upset I can remain a calm center revealing
you and that when chaos and stress threaten to take over… your Peaceful Joy of
life is seen by others.
To live truly loving the life He has given. To be at Peace with the good, the bad, and the ugly. To rest in the knowledge that He is MY God and He knows where I am, who I am and what is in my heart. Is to me the ability to live out this verse...Today's the day! Let's do this thing!
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